Have You Ever Seen that Before?

Really Weird Person · January 04, 2008, 04:48:19

35,402 dayis left? That's weird, odd, wodd, odd, weird!
I saw that when I was copying files on my computer.

Sam_Zen · January 04, 2008, 04:59:45

1) You're hit by a Trojan containing messages from som reli-fanatics.
2) You have a demo-version of software, with a very generous time limit of free use.

bvanoudtshoorn · January 04, 2008, 07:06:02

I heard a rumour once saying that Windows gave this message:

"Warning: the file you are attempting to download will take 400 days to download. Windows is not stable beyond x days, so your download may fail."

Or something to that effect.

As to causes - were you trying to copy your hard drive onto a paper reel from the sixties?

LPChip · January 04, 2008, 08:45:38

I've seen similar messages, although it went with 326 weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes. Basically when you have a huge amount of small files, windows will not be able to estimate how long it will take because it expects those files to copy longer.

Saga Musix · January 04, 2008, 12:35:05

This is quite normal in windows. Just don't care about it, it's windows

Really Weird Person · January 04, 2008, 13:10:02

I have seen that happen with software packages, as mentioned, but not while copying files that I can recall.

Saga Musix · January 04, 2008, 13:14:16

bvanoudtshoorn · January 04, 2008, 14:26:28

That must be an awfully long mass...

Really Weird Person · January 05, 2008, 03:40:10

What language is Windows in there? It looks quite unlike English or Spanish. Perhaps it is French.
2,386,093 minutes = 39,768.216666666666666666666666667 hours.
39,768.216666666666666666666666667 hours = 1,657.0090277777777777777777777778 days (not dais, daze, or daisies, days).

Saga Musix · January 05, 2008, 13:07:39

Have a quick loiok at my profile and you'll see what language it is...

Really Weird Person · January 05, 2008, 16:47:25

Um, how about German :oops: